Posted: 11/10/2023 8:49:16 PM EDT
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Central Florida wildlife area along the gulf. Was walking a trail and walked up on a big fat armadillo. Was chuckling because he had no idea I was walking up on him. So he scampers off and I chuckle a little. A little further down the trail I see what I thought was another dillo. As I got closer it sees me and runs off. It was the right size for a dillo but it had grayish hair, a rat like tail and when it ran off it was mainly using its back legs... My first thought was that it looked like a tiny wallabee... The only thing I can think would be maybe a muskrat but the pics I see don't look like the right color, musk rats dont show that they come down that far south and the trail I was on was not on any water. What did I see? |
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Nutria or as they call them in Louisiana, Nutria rat? They get to around 20 pounds. They have a coat that changes color from a winter coat to a summer coat like ungalates.Attached File |
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Originally Posted By BigBadDad: Nutria or as they call them in Louisiana, Nutria rat? They get to around 20 pounds. They have a coat that changes color from a winter coat to a summer coat like ungalates.https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/458888/IMG_1441_jpeg-3023047.JPG Nutria or muskrats is the only thing I can think would be close to what I saw but I don't think they live in the sandy soil of FL. And don't they need canal banks to dig into? It was not an oppossum or a raccoon. |
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Originally Posted By flcracker: I definitely saw a nutria next to an I-75 exit ramp pond just south of Tampa 15 years ago. I'm betting he's got grandkids by now. How far do they forage? Checked the maps and found the river was 3 miles away. Closest pond was a half mike. And do they use dens? Would not think sandy soil in conducive for them. |
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Originally Posted By BigBadDad: Nutria or as they call them in Louisiana, Nutria rat? They get to around 20 pounds. They have a coat that changes color from a winter coat to a summer coat like ungalates.https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/458888/IMG_1441_jpeg-3023047.JPG Most likely |
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https://www.eddmaps.org/species/subject.cfm?sub=4334 Yep, they done been sighted in the area. |